Standard bags of crisps are no longer acceptable, according to style commentators. Discerning party givers are offering alternatives such as Yorkshire oyster, Spanish fried egg and haggis and black pepper flavours. Popped peas, cauliflower chips, dried shiitake mushrooms and lentil curls have replaced potato crisps. In the Regency era, elite hostesses with insufficient funds would hire expensive pineapples as centrepieces for the table, while the upper class showed off their wealth with lead crystal pineapple stands.
Satirical columnist Vicky Mochama discusses the sense of joy that some people are feeling ahead of the coronation of Prince Charles as the King of England on May 6, and states that the coronation is a cultural rite worth observing. However, she describes expecting the ceremony to have a "super chill" vibe as "naive and silly". Although she questions the idea of a "more modern" coronation, Mochama ultimately notes that the coronation will signify the ascension of a new leader, something which will be celebrated by many people.
